--- title: "Working with Agencies — Blog — Page 84 - Flapen" canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/84" last_updated: "2026-09-08T19:31:11.016Z" locale: en meta: description: "How to hire, price, and manage an Amazon agency. Contracts, fees, build versus buy, and what good account management looks like. Page 84." "og:description": "How to hire, price, and manage an Amazon agency. Contracts, fees, build versus buy, and what good account management looks like. Page 84." "og:title": "Working with Agencies — Blog — Page 84 - Flapen" --- `` 1. [Home](https://flapen.com/) 2. 3. [Blog](https://flapen.com/blog) 4. 5. [Working with Agencies](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies) # **Working with Agencies** How to hire, price, and manage an Amazon agency. Contracts, fees, build versus buy, and what good account management looks like. Page 84. ![Flapen cover for When to switch Amazon agency: a Flapen operator and a client walking an aisle of cartons with a tablet](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-08.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [When to switch Amazon agency](https://flapen.com/blog/when-to-switch-amazon-agency)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **When to switch Amazon agency** Switch on a wrong diagnosis, not a bad quarter. Two quarters of vague explanations or unshipped initiatives is the signal. Fix scope or caseload first.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for What to include in an Amazon PPC agency SLA: a Flapen operator and a client walking an aisle of cartons with a tablet](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-07.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [What to include in an Amazon PPC agency SLA](https://flapen.com/blog/what-to-include-in-an-amazon-ppc-agency-sla)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **What to include in an Amazon PPC agency SLA** Put six things in the SLA, reporting contents, response time in hours, named people with caseload, an ACoS reset by stage, kill criteria, and the exit package.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for What services needed for seasonal Amazon brands: a client watching the Flapen photographer frame a product in the studio](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-06.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [What services needed for seasonal Amazon brands](https://flapen.com/blog/what-services-needed-for-seasonal-amazon-brands)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **What services needed for seasonal Amazon brands** Buy inventory forecasting, freight coordination, and pre-season ranking before ad management. A seasonal brand wins on decisions made four to six months out.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for What products to use for Amazon keyword research: a client watching the Flapen photographer frame a product in the studio](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-05.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [What products to use for Amazon keyword research](https://flapen.com/blog/what-products-to-use-for-amazon-keyword-research)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **What products to use for Amazon keyword research** Helium 10 and Jungle Scout are fine for volume and competitor terms, but your own search term report is the best keyword source once you have sales.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for What does a good Amazon account audit include: a Flapen operator showing a client a sales chart beside an open proposal binder](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-04.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [What does a good Amazon account audit include](https://flapen.com/blog/what-does-a-good-amazon-account-audit-include)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **What does a good Amazon account audit include** A real audit covers seven areas, from listing quality to return rate, ends in a scale, fix, or kill verdict per product, and names a number you did not know.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for Termination clauses in Amazon management contracts: a Flapen operator showing a client a sales chart beside an open proposal binder](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-03.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [Termination clauses in Amazon management contracts](https://flapen.com/blog/termination-clauses-in-amazon-management-contracts)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Termination clauses in Amazon management contracts** Insist on 30 days notice either side, no minimum term, no auto-renewal, and a named handover in the clause. Notice alone only says when access disappears.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for Step-by-step Amazon listing setup for first timers: a Flapen operator walking a client through product samples at a factory table](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-02.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [Step-by-step Amazon listing setup for first timers](https://flapen.com/blog/step-by-step-amazon-listing-setup-for-first-timers)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Step-by-step Amazon listing setup for first timers** Nine steps in order, keyword research, title, primary image, secondary images, bullets, backend terms, description, A+ content, variations. Image before copy.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for Signs your Amazon partner is underperforming: a Flapen operator walking a client through product samples at a factory table](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-01.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [Signs your Amazon partner is underperforming](https://flapen.com/blog/signs-your-amazon-partner-is-underperforming)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Signs your Amazon partner is underperforming** Behavior signs arrive before numbers. You find problems first, questions get reassurance instead of data, the named person changes, and nothing is ever killed.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for Red flags your Amazon agency is underperforming: two Flapen operators and a client over a binder and a laptop at a meeting table](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-10.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [Red flags your Amazon agency is underperforming](https://flapen.com/blog/red-flags-your-amazon-agency-is-underperforming)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Red flags your Amazon agency is underperforming** Watch five leading indicators, rising cost of customer acquisition at flat sales, growing paid share, repeated initiatives, no kill calls, and manager churn.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for Red flags when choosing an Amazon marketing partner: two Flapen operators and a client over a binder and a laptop at a meeting table](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-09.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [Red flags when choosing an Amazon marketing partner](https://flapen.com/blog/red-flags-when-choosing-an-amazon-marketing-partner)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Red flags when choosing an Amazon marketing partner** Five flags end the conversation, a guarantee before an audit, a quote before analysis, percentage-of-spend pricing, no caseload number, and a login request.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**[First Page](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies) [Previous Page](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/83) [82](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/82) [83](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/83) [84](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/84) [85](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/85) [86](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/86) [Next Page](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/85) [Last Page](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/88)